 "Best of BS Opinion: Beyond $400 billion, food processing potential & more")
The current export boom has enabled India to attain the $400 billion target for the current fiscal year, a significant achievement when set against near-stagnant levels of the past decade. But the factors driving this boom – high commodity prices and post-pandemic recovery in demand – are unlikely to last, pointing to an urgent need for constructive policy support to create a sustainable export sector, the top edit points out. Read it here
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The second edit argues for ramping infrastructure for the food processing industry which has emerged as a larger employer than the textiles sector. Read it here
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